Hacking Bricked wii?

[azbrutus]

I have tried to hack my Wii using DOP-Mii from 4.3e to 4.1e using the following method:

How do I upgrade/downgrade my Firmware to 4.1(J/U/E)?

1. Launch DOP-Mii from the HomeBrew Channel
2. Press A to continue.
3. Choose and IOS which works for you, such as IOS36 or IOS222
4. Press A to continue.
5. Select IOSs and press A
   1. Select IOS37
      1. press A to install the latest version
      2. press A to continue
      3. press A to apply Sig Hack Check
   2. Select IOS38
      1. press A to install the latest version
      2. press A to continue
      3. press A to apply Sig Hack Check
   3. Select IOS53
      1. press A to install the latest version
      2. press A to continue
      3. press A to apply Sig Hack Check
   4. Select IOS55
      1. press A to install the latest version
      2. press A to continue
      3. press A to apply Sig Hack Check
   5. Select IOS60 (Important: This must complete successfully before doing step 6)
      1. press A to install the latest version (Version 6400 of IOS60 is a stub, use the previous version)
      2. press A to continue
      3. press A to apply Sig Hack Check
6. Select System Menu
   1. Select System Menu 4.1
   2. Select your region
   3. Press A to select
   4. Press A to continue
7. You may now restart your Wii and enjoy 4.1

When attempting step 6 it failed and when I have attempted it again after it gave the result
"Exception (DSI) occurred!
GPR00 .......................
GPR01 .......................
GPR02 .......................
GPR03 .......................
GPR04 .......................
GPR05 .......................
GPR06 .......................
GPR07 .......................
LR ......................
DAR ........ DSISR .......
Stack dump:
80075664 –> 80075650 –> 800a2f54 –> 800a2ef0
Code dump:
80075664: 980B0000 88090000 980B0001 396B0002
80075674: 39290004 4200FFE8 38E70008 39080A00
80075684: 2F8A0003 394A0001 419E00AC 48000070"

Also when i try to load the Wii i can load bootmii but if i attempt to load the Wii from there it doesn't load anything however I can load the homebrew channel and any apps on there from it. I'm not sure if this means my Wii is semi-bricked, I was just wondering if I could restore it so I am able to play my disc games on it.

 

[mauifrog]

Load the homebrew channel, load wiimod from the homebrew channel.
Install ios60-v6174, ios70-v6687 with patches.
Install system menu 4.1e
Reinstall priiloader if needed.

If can install everything from NUS if the wii is online. Otherwise download the needed wads and install from sd:\wad.

 

[azbrutus]

At the top on wii mod there is a brick alert saying Missing System Menu IOS. Is this a problem?

 

[mauifrog]

Yes that is a problem. It will be fixed when you reinstall the system ios60-v6174.

 

[azbrutus]

I did that and the error message is still there.
Was i supposed to install 60 with no patches? (Which I have done, also it is showing as cyan whereas 70 is green)

 

[mauifrog]

Did you install ios60-v6174 or ios60-v6400? v6400 is a non functional stub.

 

[azbrutus]

I installed ios60-v6174

 

[mauifrog]

Did you install system menu 4.1e?

 

[trumpet-205]

You only need IOS60-v6174 and System Menu 4.1E, ideally without any patches. Try to use Multimod Manager (MMM) instead of DOP-Mii.

You do not need to mess with IOS 37/38/53/55/70.

PS: Is there any reason why you want to downgrade to 4.1?

 

[mauifrog]

He needs ios70-v6687

 

[trumpet-205]

He needs ios70-v6687

IOS 60 is for 4.0/4.1
IOS 70 is for 4.2
IOS 80 is for 4.3

 

[mauifrog]

IOS 60 is for 4.0/4.1
IOS 70 is for 4.2
IOS 80 is for 4.3

That is true. He still needs ios70-v6687 installed if he is going to downgrade to 4.1.

 

[trumpet-205]

That is true. He still needs ios70-v6687 installed if he is going to downgrade to 4.1.

Source for that? AFAIK you do not need IOS70 for 4.1 downgrade.

 

[mauifrog]

Source for that? AFAIK you do not need IOS70 for 4.1 downgrade.

Remove Stubbed System IOS files
Stubbed ios files are installed by Nintendo durring system update. If a wii is ever downgraded with these stubbed ios in place the wii will brick.
IOS30-v2816, IOS50-v5120, IOS60-v6400, IOS70-v6912, these are stubbes
You can remove them by installing:
cIOS30-v6174.zip, cIOS50-v4889.zip, cIOS60-v6174.zip, cIOS70-v6174.zip
Example: Down from 4.0 to 3.2, then up to 3.4 = brick with IOS50-v5120 installed
Example: Down from 4.2 to 3.2, then up to 4.1 = brick with IOS60-v6400 installed
Example: Down from 4.3 to 4.1, then up to 4.2 = brick with IOS70-v6912 installed

 

[trumpet-205]

All of your examples center around accidental upgrade. For example if I downgraded to 4.1 and stay at 4.1 I will not brick my Wii with a stub IOS70.

And for the record you only need to patch system menu IOS if you plan to run backup/pirated Wiiware/VC on real NAND.

@OP: Go ahead and install stock IOS70-v6687, it is a precautionary measure in case you accidentally upgrade your Wii without doing preparation work.

 

[mauifrog]

And for the record you only need to patch system menu IOS if you plan to run backup/pirated Wiiware/VC on real NAND.

You only need a patched system ios to run fakesigned channels from the sd card, you can run them from nand just fine without a patched system ios. You need a patched system ios to load recovery disc from the recovery menu via savemiifrii.

 

[KoopaHax35000vr]

You only need IOS60-v6174 and System Menu 4.1E, ideally without any patches. Try to use Multimod Manager (MMM) instead of DOP-Mii.

You do not need to mess with IOS 37/38/53/55/70.

PS: Is there any reason why you want to downgrade to 4.1?

4.1 is better

 

[trumpet-205]

4.1 is better

Better in what way? On top of my head, one reason to run 4.1 is if you happened to run a Wii game that needs region changing (I think only that K-On! game needs it).

 

[azbrutus]

x

 

[azbrutus]

I wanted to install usb loader GX, I was told I needed to downgrade to 4.1v for that. Also I have installed IOS60-v6174 and IOS70-v6687 using Wiimod yet that brick alert is still there which is why I am hesistant to attempt changing the system.

 

[trumpet-205]

I wanted to install usb loader GX, I was told I needed to downgrade to 4.1v for that. Also I have installed IOS60-v6174 and IOS70-v6687 using Wiimod yet that brick alert is still there which is why I am hesistant to attempt changing the system.

Did you have bootmii on boot2 and a NAND backup?

No, you do NOT need 4.1 to run USB Loader GX. So ignore whoever told you that.